Barjik

Barjik (died 731 AD) was a Khazar prince who served as a commander during the Arab-Khazar Wars; he was also Khagan from the late 720s to 731, succeeding Busir and preceding Khagan Bihar. In 730, he led an invasion of Azerbaijan, and he became known as merciless warlord who led his light-skinned, red-haired, and blue-eyed Khazar cavalrymen to slay any Muslim they came across. At Ardabil, the Khazars met a 25,000-strong Arab army under al-Jarrah ibn Abdallah and defeated them at the Battle of Marj Ardabil, killing al-Jarrah in the process. However, his forces scattered in order to loot the surrounding area, and they were defeated and forced to retreat back into the Caucasus.